WPL Summit Iceland 2017

In November 2017, Silvana was one of the key organisers of Women Political Leaders Annual Global Summit in Reykjavik, co-hosted by the Parliament and Government of Iceland. Around 400 powerful women from 100 countries attended the event.

WIP Global Summit In Jordan

Silvana participated in the 2016 WIP Global Summit “Women in Politics: Fast Forward.” The Summit took place in the Parliament of Jordan from 4-6 May 2016. The Summit was the first of its kind to be held in a Middle East North African (MENA) country and brought together female Parliamentarians from all over the world.

WIP Mexico Summit 2015

From 7 to 9 October, Silvana participated in the WIP Mexico Summit 2015 “Make it happen!”, co-hosted by the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) and the Mexican Senate. More than 200 Parliamentarians came from 60 different countries and addressed pressing issues on the global agenda such as migration, trade, health care and sustainable development goals.

Silvana Koch-Mehrin

Silvana is the President and Founder of the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL), the worldwide network of female Politicians. WPL is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit foundation. Its mission is increase the number and influence of women in political leadership.

Silvana is a former Vice-President of the European Parliament (2009-2011) and a former MEP (2004-2014). She served in the committees on budget, on trade and on gender equality.

Before her time in politics she founded and ran a public affairs consultancy in Brussels, which later merged with a larger US firm.

In addition to her work for WPL, Silvana acts as Senior Advisor to EY Ernst & Young, Senior Policy Advisor to gplus europe, and provides guidance on EU regulatory issues to a range of companies and governments.

She is a regular speaker at institutions such as the UN, OECD, World Bank and other international fora.

With her three kids and their Irish father she lives in Brussels, Belgium.